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S39277 Stainless Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both S39277 stainless steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S39277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 57
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1070
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.8 to 64.3
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.23 to 0.33
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0.8 to 1.2
0